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When reading a novel in which the fabric of the universe is malleable, it's hard to tell if typos are intentional or not.

It's odd, a lot of authors who write novels based on board games actually don't play said games. But in my new Q&A with "Terraforming Mars: Shores Of A New Horizon" writer M. Darusha Wehm, they explain how being a "Terraforming Mars" fan helped them write this sci-fi adventure novel.
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Read Yasmina Reza's play "The God Of Carnage" tonight.
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Not surprised the parents of 2 kids who fought would end up fighting themselves, but seeing how it happens in this play was both tense and divine.

Started reading Ellen Bass' "Of Separateness & Merging: Poems."
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Took me years to track a copy down; first dozen pages made me glad I did.
Oh, and it still had the "do you want a catalog" postcard from 1977 in it.

Finished reading Sue Burke's "Dual Memory."
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A unique and engaging socio- / political story about A.I. / machine intelligence, art, and trauma, as well as manners and the benefits of having them.

Finished reading Rolly Kent's "Phone Ringing In A Dark House: Poems."
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Really good collection of , especially the more personal / narrative ones.

Started reading Sue Burke's "Dual Memory."
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Am riveted by both the vivid world and the hapless narrator making his way through it.

Read Christopher Rowe's "The Navigating Fox" tonight.
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A rather engaging (and often tonally Shakespearean) human / sentient animal society tale.

Started reading Rolly Kent's "Phone Ringing In A Dark House: Poems."
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Digging this, especially the personal narrative ones.

When writing her romantic fantasy novel "A River Of Golden Bones," author A.K. Mulford started with a "what if?" question about "Sleeping Beauty." To learn what that question was, and what else inspired and influenced this story, check out this exclusive interview.
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Finished reading Christopher Golden's "Alien: River Of Pain."
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An engaging look at what happened prior to (and leading to) "Aliens."

Finished reading Oneyda Gonzalez's "The Infinite Loop / El lazo infinito: Poems."
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Good stuff. Just wish it was longer. Or that her other books of were translated for those of us who failed 8th grade Spanish.

Happy Jew-mass from my Chinese restaurant to yours.
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Started reading Christopher Golden's "Alien: River Of Pain."
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Ah, okay, so this is like "Rogue One" for "Aliens." Got it.

Finished reading James A. Moore's "Alien: Sea Of Sorrows."
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Not a fan of the E.S.P. / psychic empathy aspects, but otherwise this was an exciting follow-up to the previous book. On to #3.

Started reading Oneyda Gonzalez's "The Infinite Loop / El lazo infinito: Poems."
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I don't have the Spanish language skills to properly convery how good this is so far.

Started reading James A. Moore's "Alien: Sea Of Sorrows."
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This one's taking some liberties I'm not sure about yet. We shall see.

Finished reading Tim Lebbon's "Alien: Out Of The Shadows."
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Like all good "Alien" stories, this was equal parts tense and exciting. On to book 2.

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